The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 24, 2196
Waxing Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:44 AM
8:24 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 357,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 3385
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,500 km.
Exact values
For Aug 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 10.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.4° / 134.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 49m / 2.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 162.53° / -4.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.02° / 6.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.30° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 316.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.